Pay It Forward
Steve Jones looks at the dilemma of training developers and having them leave, or maybe, just having them stay untrained.
2014-11-10
194 reads
Editorials
2014-11-07
77 reads
2014-11-06
108 reads
2014-11-04
91 reads
A Fundamental Security Mistake
Steve Jones thinks Microsoft is making a fundamental security mistake in the way they build features for the various editions of SQL Server. Read today's editorial and see if you agree.
2014-11-03 (first published: 2009-12-21)
422 reads
Normalizing Performance
Determining the best performance value you can get for your effort is not as straightforward as you might think.
2014-11-03
206 reads
The Geek Costume
This Friday Steve Jones has another fun poll. A question on the geek costume that might excite you the most.
2014-10-31
170 reads
Stuck in a Rut
What do people do when their job doesn't require a lot of technical skills? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2014-10-29
165 reads
Triple Digits
Salaries for data professionals have risen quite a bit, according to the latest salary survey. That's good for those of us working with SQL Server.
2014-10-28
228 reads
Managers: who needs them?
Managers, look away now. Patrick Index wants to get something off his chest...
2014-10-27
317 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Forums
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The Security of Old Tech
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Revisiting SQL Server Window Functions- A Practical Walkthrough
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Question of the Day
Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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